Juneteenth Ebookshelf
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Wednesday, June 19th, is Juneteenth, and also known as, Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, or Freedom Day.
The holiday commemorates the day in 1865 that the last enslaved African Americans held in Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom, two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Long celebrated within the African-American community, the day is now a national holiday.
We invite you to explore the Library's Juneteenth "ebookshelf" featuring a selection of ebooks that explore this history behind this holiday, with a particular focus on the voices and stories of enslaved Black people in the United States and the fight for freedom.
Access the bookshelf at tiny.cc/JuneteenthEbookshelf